[2 Days later in Hikari's Castle]
Hikari was sitting in the chairman's position in front of the long table. All the clan heads of 6 clans were sitting on the sides.
Hikari: I also do not know about that child's name. But I believe these are enough reasons to erase that clan. After all, many shinobis from our coalition died and you guys specially faced quite a lot of damage. So, all those in favour please raise a hand to vote.
All the clan-heads raised their hands.
Hikari: Good, Now let's first send some shinobis to gather intelligence. Let's attack after we have some intel in 1-2 months.
As she finished speaking, Hikari had a really beautiful smile on her face. A normal person would probably lose their heart here. She looked extremely happy right now.
...
Meanwhile, Kouske was in an inn, inside one of the rooms in a town far away. He has not returned to his clan yet.
Kouske: I have faced so much this time.
He had a gloomy expression on his face and he was looking at the ceiling as if trying to see through it or maybe he was just contemplating.
Kouske: Heh Heh, It feels good to be alive.
He now had a slight smile on his face.
Kouske: BUT I WAS CLOSE TO FUCKING DYING SO MANY TIMES! FUCK!
He got up and threw away his pillow in rage.
Kouske: THIS DAMN FUCKING FATE! WHAT DOES IT WANT WITH ME? DOES IT WANT ME TO DIE? I FUCKING WON'T. YOU HEAR ME FATE. I AM GONNA SURVIVE AND SURVIVE AND GET MARRIED ONE DAY. I WILL HAVE LOTS OF CHILDREN AND I WILL DIE OF OLD AGE YOU HEAR ME?
He was shouting towards the ceiling of his room now.
Kouske: THIS TIME YOU CAME QUITE CLOSE. HAHAHAHAHAHA, BUT I STILL SURVIVED. I ALSO LEARNED LOTS OF MY WEAKNESSES. I WILL IMPROVE AND GET MORE STRONGER. I WILL SHOW YOU, NO, I WILL GRAB YOU BY THE THROAT, PUT YOU AGAINST THE WALL AND TURN YOUR ASS TOWARDS ME AND FUCK YOU!
Bang Bang Bang Bang
Someone knocks at the door.
[Innkeeper]: HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU THAT IF YOU WANT TO STAY THEN DON'T DO THIS. YOU ARE DISTURBING MY OTHER CUSTOMERS. I HAVE HAD IT WITH YOU. GET OUT RIGHT NOW!
The Innkeeper was shouting from outside the room while knocking.
Kouske: YOU CAN'T KICK ME OUT YOU FUCKER! I ALREADY PAID FOR A WEEK.
[Innkeeper]: WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU KID? YOUR PARENTS DID NOT TEACH YOU HOW TO TALK TO ELDERS? I SAID GET OUT. YOU ALSO KEEP SHOUTING IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT FOR NO REASON YOU NUT CASE. GET OUT RIGHT NOW!
Kouske: SHUT UP! I AM IN MY ROOM. I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT. ALSO, LET ME HAVE MY MOMENTS.
[Innkeeper]: IF YOU DO NOT LEAVE IN 10 MINS THEN I WILL CALL THE GUARDS OF THE DIAMYO. I WILL RETURN YOU THE MONEY FOR THE REST OF THE DAYS YOU ARE NOT STAYING, BUT GET OUT. YOU ARE DISTURBING MY BUSINESS.
Kouske: FINE YOU FUCKER, YOU BETTER RETURN THE REST OF MY MONEY. WHO WANTS TO STAY IN THIS SHITTY INN ANYWAY.
[Innkeeper]: WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU PIPSQUEAK? OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW. YOU NEED AN ADULT TO TEACH YOU SOME MANNERS.
Kouske: I AM A SHINOBI YOU SHIT HEAD! YOU WANT A FIGHT THEN SURE. WAIT THERE, I AM COMING TO OPEN THAT DOOR.
Kouske opens the door and in front of him is the innkeeper, who is a man in his 40s. He was about to teach him a lesson but he noticed that all the people in other rooms had come out and were standing behind the innkeeper.
[Innkeeper]: I am sorry but as you can see not only is he an arrogant child but he threatens me, a normal person and he is a shinobi.
[Shinobi-1]: We understand. He might not be from a good clan. Hey kid, I suggest you listen to this gentleman here and leave. Otherwise, I will make sure to teach you a lesson.
[Kouske-inner-thought: SHIT! THERE ARE 4 SHINOBIS. 2 have quite powerful chakra, If I were to classify them then 2 are probably Jonin or near to that level. While the other two are chunin. Hmm, I could take them but I do not want trouble. Let's just take my money and leave.]
Kouske: Fine, return my money for the days I am not staying and I will leave.
[Shinobi-1]: No, you have caused us enough trouble. I suggest you leave quietly if you don't want trouble.
Kouske: Hey innkeeper, I might fight with them here. Your inn would probably get destroyed. I suggest you give me my money or else even if I die, your inn won't exist.
[Innkeeper]: Dear customer, please do not fight with the child here. Hey kid, I will return the rest of the money so pack and leave in 10 mins.
Kouske: Got it, give me money now.
[Innkeeper]: Pack and come downstairs, I will return the money.
The inn keeper then left but the shinobis were still watching Kouske. Silently in a threatening way.
Kouske: I am not into old dudes.
[Shinobi-1]: I was being kind to you kid, but you just disrespected me. You better watch your back when you leave.
Kouske: You better watch your back when you follow me.
[Shinobi-1]: What does that mean?
Kouske: You will know....If you follow me that is.
Kouske smiled while delivering his last line and closed the door. He then started packing and went downstairs. He got his rest of the money and left the inn. He was in another diamyos territory. He does not know about this diamyo or what clans are supporting him. He just ran to a far away territory. He started walking on the road leading to the outside of the town.
Kouske: If I go back then I might just be sent on another mission by the clan. I also do not know how many survived in the recent war. The clan had sent shinobis in two other wars If I remember correctly. Depending upon how the other wars are going or happened, the state of the clan will be different. If we are short on shinobis on another front then I might get assigned there. I do not want to participate in another fucking war so soon. After all, I have so many weaknesses to cover.
Kouske was now outside of the town and was walking towards a forest.
Kouske: I got some nice things from the bodies I have collected. The scrolls from those clans were full of knowledge. I better start training based on my new ideas.
Kouske killed a Tenro that had a wolf who would attack with a sword in its mouth. The Tenro clan in the future will seal the "Three-Headed Guardian Beast", which has enough chakra to rival a lower rank tailed beast. Meaning that their sealing techniques are quite good. He found some scrolls on that tenro's body that had multiple other scrolls sealed. There were some scrolls that couldn't be unsealed. So, Kouske had to figure out the seal on those and unseal them. He was like a hacker, finding a vulnerability in the system and using that to exploit it. Just by unsealing some scrolls, he learned a lot. He read them as well. Now he knows he can improve his sealing techniques and barrier techniques as well. He also got some scrolls from the Hyuga and Amagiri he killed using [Rasengan Barrage]. The scrolls of Hyuga were simple but they showed anatomy and chakra network from their point of view. It also had explanation of chakra, how to better use it and how to expel it from your hands for [Gentle Fist]. The scrolls of Amagiri were more important because the Amagiri clan also has some expertise in sealing. Although their main method of attack is poison, the scrolls contained information from sealing to how to make poisons and how to develop poison immunity. Kouske was more excited about developing poison immunity. Kouske was still walking and he had come quite deep in the forest; there was a riverbank that could be seen at his 3 O'clock behind the trees. A river was flowing as well.
Kouske: Now then, any moment now.
Two shinobis appeared suddenly as if teleported on both his 3 O'clock and 9 O'clock.The one in 3 O'clock, swung the sword from right to left on his neck. The one at 9 O'clock, swung the sword from right to left towards his legs. Kosuke's upper body fell backwards and his feet took off from the ground. His body was horizontal to the ground, in the air and spinning clockwise as both attacks passed by from above and below him. He threw two kunai when his body spun one time and his face was facing the ground. The kunais hit his assailants but there was smoke and then there were logs in their place. Kouske landed on his feet and looked around him.
[Kouske-inner-thought: Now then, how should I do this?]
He was just standing there. He has not even taken out his tanto. Also, he was wearing civilian clothes with a tanto on his back, so his opponents do not know of his clan because shinobi armour or clothing would have a clan symbol. Same for his opponents, they were not wearing any armour and he did not see any clan symbol.
Kouske: Why don't you just come out and attack? I know you guys are here.
No one came out.
[Kouske-inner-thought: Ok then, let's see what they got.]
Suddenly, Kouske dodged towards the riverbank. Kunais having paper bombs hit the place he was standing at.
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom
Kouske had to dodge several times and now he was standing on the river. He turned 180 degrees towards the riverbank. Suddenly, Kouske ducked and a shinobi passed by at high speed while swinging his sword. The next shinobi was right behind the current one and was trying to stab him. Kouske used his right back hand to deflect the blade and landed a left chakra enhanced punch. The enemy turned into water.
[Kouske-inner-thought: [Water Clone Jutsu] huh.]
Two more shinobis jumped out from the forest, they were 60 degrees in the air, right in front of Kouske. Both were weaving signs, maybe for a combo jutsu and were just about to release their jutsu.
[Kouske-inner-thought: The two Jonin huh. I did tell them to watch their backs. Thank God they had not listened.]
Just as the two were about to release their Jutsu, another Kouske appeared behind them using signless [Shunshin no Jutsu] and swung his tanto. He severed their heads. The Kouske standing on water was being attacked from his 6 O'Clock by the first two shinobis right at this moment. He just stopped channeling chakra to his feet and his body fell into water as both shinobis passed by over him trying to slash him. They then noticed their teammates' death.
[Kouske in the air]: [Fire-Style: Fireball Jutsu]
A fire ball 3 meters in diameter came flying towards them. One of them came forward and weaved hand signs.
[Water-Style: Water Wall]
A water wall rose up to defend them. The Kouske that was in the water swam right under them at this moment.
Boom, BBBBOOOOMMMM
The first explosion was due to the fire ball colliding with the water wall and exploding. The second one was due to the Kouske in water, who happens to be a clone that Kouske created. The clone exploded using paper bombs. The water of the river rose up high and started falling like rain. The Kouske in the air landed on a tree branch. He had created the clone and switched with it when he just entered the forest. He knew he was being tailed so when he found the chance right after entering the forest, he switched. He hid and saw his opponents tailing his clone, then he tailed them and made sure they wouldn't notice.
Kouske: Well, that takes care of them. Now to loot their bodies and see whether they have some good scrolls and money.
He found some scrolls and also money. The scrolls had basic knowledge about earth, water and wind chakra natures. Lastly, they also had some basic jutsus to practice those natures.
Kouske: Tch, My primary is Lightning, secondary Fire and tertiary Wind. Too bad they did not have any scrolls related to training the Lightning nature and some high level lightning jutsus. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers. Now, I should get going.
Kouske's current plan was to do some training and return in 2 or 3 months. He would lie that he had multiple fractures or something. Bones do need 1-2 months to heal. It would be a good cover.
...
[3 months later]
Kouske was staring at the remains of his clan compound.
Kouske: WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GONE?
The signs show that whatever happened, happened a while ago. His clan compound was in a remote place on top of a small mountain. Below the mountain was a town. When he passed by the town everything was normal.
Kouske: I need to go down into the town and collect some information.
He went down and investigated. He found out that there was a huge bounty on his head. The six clans under Hikari attacked 2 months ago and destroyed his clan. He tried to find out whether anyone survived or not, like his mother or father or anybody. But people did not know. They were saying even the civilians that were part of the clan and worked in different jobs like cook, servant etc. were killed. He went back up the mountain and started looking in the debris.
Kouske: NO SCROLLS, NOTHING. THOSE FUCKERS TOOK EVERYTHING. I ONLY SEE BODIES. FUCK! THIS IS MY FAULT. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT IF I DO MY JOB SO WELL THERE WOULD BE SUCH A BIG BACKLASH. THAT BITCH HIKARI, I AM GONNA GUT HER AND MAKE SURE SHE DOES NOT DIE A PEACEFUL DEATH. SHE WILL NOW SEE MY SASUKE PATH AND THERE IS NO NARUTO TO STOP ME. I WILL ALSO SLAUGHTER THE CLANS JUST ENOUGH SO THAT THEY WON'T GO EXTINCT. AFTER ALL, NO MATTER HOW ANGRY I AM, I CAN NOT FUCK TOO MUCH WITH TIMELINE. HAHAHAHAHAHA, MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED SO OUTSIDE OF MY EXPECTATIONS. I THOUGHT SHE WILL ONLY PLACE A BOUNTY BUT SHIT! THAT BITCH SURPASSED MY EXPECTATIONS AND DESTROYED MY CLAN. MUHAHAHAHAHA, SASUKE PATH IT IS BITCH!
[Thunder Rumbling and heavy rain]
Kouske was laughing like a maniac over the debris of his clan.
...
Kouske went down the mountain and got a room in an inn. He wept a little and was trying to sleep. His mother and father were good to him. In the previous life, he was an orphan but he studied hard and became a programmer in a good company. He never knew the love of father or mother and he got to experience both in this world. So, he really was sad that they died. He found bodies but after 2 months in the open with being under the sun, rain and wind, the bodies were unrecognisable. He did not know which body was who. But he did bury all of them. It took him quite a few hours even with shadow clones.
What he did not know was that 2 shinobis were placed in the town to keep tabs on him when he would arrive. But after 1 and a half months of the attack, they were called back. If he returned before they were called back then right now his enemies would know his current position and a meeting would be underway on how to take him out. Kouske stopped crying and started planning.
Kouske: Now then, Even with all of the tricks, taking out Hikari is not certain. Specially because how that three headed wolf killed all of the birds that had paper bombs attached. Meaning, I can not use birds with paper bombs. They might have prepared counter measures. I can not attack head on as well, I am weak. My chakra is above average genin or close to a chunin but not more. That is why I fight using paper bombs, substitution jutsu and shunshin no jutsu as main. I take out my opponents using my tanto and sometimes chakra enhanced Taijutsu. I use Ninjutsu only when I am certain it will hit or when I really have no other choice.
Kouske looked towards the ceiling of the room as he was thinking.
Kouske: Meaning head on attack is out of question as well. My bounty still exists so they know I am alive and if I know anything about that diamyo bitch, then I know she is on high alert. I could try to infiltrate and assassinate but I do not know whether it would work. Also, it might turn out to be a trap in which they are luring me in.
He closed his eyes and thought more.
Kouske: I really want to see fear in her eyes, fear of death. I want her to tremble and beg me to spare her. So, infiltration and assassination is out of the question because they are carried out silently and swiftly. I want to give her a fearful death after all.
Kouske opened his eyes and there was a fire in them. The fire of revenge.
Kouske: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA, HEAD ON ATTACK IT IS. BUT I CAN NOT DO IT RIGHT NOW. LOOKS LIKE I NEED TO TRAIN FOR REVENGE. AND WHEN I BECOME STRONG ENOUGH THEN I WILL ATTACK HEAD ON. JUST LIKE SASUKE DID. THAT BITCH CAN LIVE A FEW MORE YEARS, WITH HER INTELLIGENCE, I AM SURE SHE WILL CONQUER MORE TERRITORIES AND BECOME MORE POWERFUL. MUHAHAHAHA, IT WOULD BE AMAZING WHEN I KILL HER THEN. EVEN WITH ALL THE POWER SHE WOULD HAVE AND ALL THE SHINOBIS SHE WOULD COMMAND, I WANT TO SEE HER POWERLESS. HAHAHAHAHAHA, I CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE HER EXPRESSION AT THAT MOMENT. I WILL LET HER LIVE TILL THEN. AFTER ALL, REVENGE IS BEST SERVED COLD. MUHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Kouske laughed maniacally after finalising his path moving forward.
...
[Next Day]
Kouske left the town and was moving towards a place that he does not even know how to reach.
Kouske: I need to find Mount Myoboku. I need to get trained by Fukasaku. Even if I do not have a lot of chakra right now so I can not learn senjutsu, training under Fukasaku should still make me stronger. Jiraya had quite a strange arsenal of toad jutsus. Those would be good to add to my arsenal. What's more, Jiraya was a sealing expert, I am sure he learned some sealing jutsu from there as well. I could improve my sealing techniques and develop new ones. The question is how do I find the place known as the "Maze Mountain". There might be sealing involved if it bewilders the people trying to reach it. I need to look for such signs or another plan is to find any body of water, no matter how small and take a dip. The toads were seen using small bodies of water to travel. I am sure if I can find the correct puddle or well or whatever it is. A dip in it should take me directly to the land of the toads.
After that, Kouske took a dip in any body of water he found in his way. From wells to puddles to rivers to lakes. You name it. If there was any body of water that would have enough depth for him to submerge, he would take a dip. Sometimes, some wells and deep puddles had muddy water but he still jumped in. He was traveling between territories. When he would step into a town, he would ask about whether people saw any strange toads or anything strange in that regard. He would travel based on rumours. This continued for 6 months, in those months he was also training. Then finally, he found a well and took a dip and when he got out, he was in Mount Myoboku.
Kouske: I FUCKING DID IT! 712TH DIP WAS A SUCCESS. I AM IN THE LAND OF THE TOADS BABY! BRUTE FORCE SOLUTION IS THE BEST SOLUTION.